Existential risks in peace and conflict studies / Noah B. Taylor.
Taylor, Noah B., author.
2023
JZ5534 .T39 2023
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Title Existential risks in peace and conflict studies / Noah B. Taylor.
Author Taylor, Noah B., author.
ISBN 9783031243158 (electronic bk.)
3031243153 (electronic bk.)
3031243145
9783031243141
DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-24315-8
Published Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan, [2023]
Language English
Description 1 online resource.
Other Standard Identifiers 10.1007/978-3-031-24315-8 doi
Call Number JZ5534 .T39 2023
Dewey Decimal Classification 303.6/6
Summary This book explores the topic of peace and the long-term survival of the human species. Drawing on Existential Risk Studies (ERS), the book lays out a theoretical framework for drawing new perspectives and approaches for looking toward the future and addressing existential risks related to the complexity and dynamics of conflict. Looking at five research lines in Peace and Conflict Studies (PCS); (1) Great Powers Conflict, (2) Peace, Pandemic, and Conflict, (3) Climate, Peace, and Conflict, (4) Emerging Technologies, Peace, and Conflict and (5) Totalitarianism, the chapters discuss how these lines are defined and discussed, how they are understood in ERS, and what approaches would be beneficial to adapt and integrate into PCS. By drawing on ERS and grounding the discussion in lines of research that will be important to the field of PCS, this book suggests that long-term perspectives are needed in the field, especially in regard to existential risk and their implications of conflict. Noah B. Taylor is a Guest Lecturer in Peace and Conflict Studies at the University of Innsbruck, Austria. He is a practitioner, researcher, and teacher of Peace and Conflict Studies, focusing on a wide range of research areas including Elicitive Conflict Transformation, Transrational Peace Philosophy, Emerging Technologies, and Existential Risk.
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Series Rethinking peace and conflict studies. 2752-857X
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Intro
Acknowledgments
Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction
References
Chapter 2: Foundations
Peace and Conflict Studies
Ancient Concerns, Modern Discipline
Conflict Management, Conflict Resolution, and Conflict Transformation
Defining Peace and Conflict Studies
State of the Art
Existential Risk Studies
Humanity's Destruction-Thinking About the End
The Emergence of Existential Risk Studies
Classifying Risks to Existence
Challenges of Working on Existential Risks
References
Chapter 3: At the Intersection of PCS and ERS
Prioritization

Measurement and Time
Questions for the Future
Why Is Human Extinction Negative?
Can There Be Peace Without Us?
What Is the Purpose of Peace?
References
Chapter 4: Great Powers Conflict
What Is a "Great Power"?
What Is a Great Power Conflict?
Why Is It a Problem?
Great Power Conflict in Existential Risk Studies
Likelihood and Type of Risk
How Bad Could It Be?
Great Powers Conflict in Peace and Conflict Studies
Conflict Escalation and De-escalation
Approaches to Prevention and Mitigation of Great Power Conflicts
Questions for the Future
References

Chapter 5: Peace, Pandemics, and Conflict
Risk Potentials of Pandemics
Peace, Pandemics, and Conflict
Peacebuilding in Pandemics
Questions for the Future
References
Chapter 6: Climate Change Peace and Conflict
Risk Potentials of Climate Change
Climate Change, Peace, and Conflict
Climate Change as a Risk Multiplier
Compounding Effects of Climate Change
Peacebuilding and Climate Change
Methods of Mitigating the Risks of Climate Change
Emissions Reduction
Geoengineering
Questions for the Future
References

Chapter 7: Emerging Technologies, Risk, Peace, and Conflict
Defining Emerging Technologies
Risks from Emerging Technologies
Peace, Conflict, and Emerging Technologies
Weaponization of Technology
Emerging Technologies as a Driver of Conflict
Peacebuilding and Conflict Transformation Through Technology
Dilemmas Posed by the Intersection of Emerging Technology and Peace and Conflict Studies
The Need for Governance and Regulation
Questions for the Future
Emerging Technologies: Artificial Intelligence
Existential Risks and Artificial Intelligence

Governance and Regulation of Artificial Intelligence
Peace, Conflict, and Artificial Intelligence
Weaponization of AI
Influences on Other Driving Factors of Conflicts
Peacebuilding/Conflict Transformation and AI
Questions for the Future
Emerging Technologies: Synthetic Biology and Biotechnology
Governance and Regulations
Existential Risks and Synthetic Biology
Peace, Conflict, and Synthetic Biology
Questions for the Future
Emerging Technologies: Nanotechnology
Existential Risks and Nanotechnology
Peace, Conflict, and Nanotechnology

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